Receptacle



March 3, 1942. E. 5. FRENETTE 2,274,979-

RECEPTACLE Filed June '7, 1941 7 INVENTOR. M 3m Patented Mar. 3, 1942 UNITED sures PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles, and has special reference to one particularly adapted for use as a flower box, either for window or cemetery use, particularly the latter, as the same is made readily portable by suitable strong handles at either end thereof.

The principal object of the invention is to provide not only an attractive receptacle, but one having the advantage of adequate ventilation resulting in as cool a metal receptacle as possible for use during hot weather.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an all-metal receptacle for the purpose intended to insure durability even when subjected to the elements for long periods of time.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

The figure is a half end elevation and transverse central sectional view of one of the completely assembled receptacles, illustrating the invention.

It is well known that receptacles of this character, when constructed of wood or other woven fabric and used in cemeteries, for example, where they are constantly exposed to the elements for relatively long periods of time, are very short lived and soon become unattractive. To overcome such difficulties it is found that if the complete receptacle is made of metal it is very much more durable and maintains its general good appearance for a much longer time.

However, when metal entirely is used in the ordinary way in the construction of such receptacles, it is found that any plant life contained within the receptacle is subject to overheating, especially in the summer time when exposed to the sun's rays, and this also applies when the receptacles are used as window boxes, and, as before stated, it is a primary object of the invention to so form the improved container as to overcome this objection.

To this end, I have adapted the use of a more or less woven outer receptacle of heavier metal in which the removable lighter container is carried. This outer receptacle has a frame-work of tubular material and rests upon four depending legs, they being extensions of the inverted U-shaped end members, the leg portions of each end member being shown at l-l and the arched handle portion thereof at 2. These end mem bers are united in spaced relation by the four tubular metal side members 33 and 4-4, and l the similar end horizontal members 5--5 and 66, all of which are of smaller diameter than the inverted U-shaped end and leg members.

Extending horizontally between the lower side members 4-4 and spaced any desired distance apart, are a number of small supporting rods indicated at 8, they being for the purpose of supporting by engagement with the bottom thereof the inner receptacle, indicated at I. Also extending between the upper and lower side horizontal members 3- 3 and 44, and between the upper and lower end horizontal members 66 and 5-5 are similar spaced vertical rods 9. These metal rods 9 are for the purpose of supporting and cooperatively engaging the woven thin metal strips indicated at ID and I I, the former being greater in width than the latter, particularly for appearance sake and to function as spacing elements for the inner receptacle 1. These thin metal strips so interwoven as clearly seen from the illustration present a light, airy, pleasing effect of the entire receptacle, and, being spaced from the walls of the inner receptacle when in place therein, affords considerable area completely about the inner receptacle for circulation of air and has a marked tendency to prevent the heat from the suns rays from reaching the inner receptacle and thereby maintains a lower temperature therein than otherwise would occur for the benefit of the plants growing within the inner container.

It will be noted that the bottom ground engaging end of the leg portions l--| of the end members are slit longitudinally for a short distance and then curled upwardly to form. a sort of rosetted surface, adding materially to the appearance of the receptacle and retarding the tendency of the leg portions to sink into soft ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An all-metal receptacle for the purpose set forth, comprising a frame structure including spaced U-shaped tubular end members forming the leg portions thereof, vertically spaced horizontally disposed tubular members attached at their ends to said end members for securing the same in spaced relation in both directions, vertically disposed rods extending in spaced relation between the horizontally disposed members, sheet metal strips woven about said rods, and a receptacle supported within said frame structure and spaced from the walls thereof.

2. An all-metal receptacle for the purpose set forth comprising a frame structure including spaced U-shaped tubular end members forming the leg portions thereof, spaced horizontally disposed tubular members attached at their ends to said end members for securing the same in spaced relation in both directions, rods of lesser diameter extending in spaced relation between the horizontally disposed members, relatively narrow strips interwoven about said rods and end members, and a metal receptacle supported within said frame structure and spaced from the walls thereof.

EDWARD B. FRENEITE. 

